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The Office of Research distributes email bulletins of research funding opportunities to the Researchers email list. Go to http://mailman.cqu.edu.au and click on the Researchers list name for instructions on how to subscribe to the list.
The University subscribes to Research Professional. This international database boasts a comprehensive listing of funding opportunities. To access the Research Professional database visit their website at http://www.researchprofessional.com. Researchers are also encouraged to set up a profile to access subscriber benefits including regular funding opportunity email alerts, and international research news related to your discipline.
Click on the month for a list of that month's funding opportunities. (Note: calendars are updated weekly as funding opportunity information is updated. Where new information has not yet been released by the Funding Body the most recent round information will remain displayed).
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Funding Rules and Instructions for Applicants are available on the ARC website. Please note that internal CQU deadlines will apply for the following grant schemes:
| Scheme |
Internal Deadline (EOIs) |
Internal Deadline (Full Applications) |
ARC Deadline |
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| Discovery Projects |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
01 March 2012 |
| DECRA |
CLOSED |
07 Mar 2012 |
21 March 2012 |
| Discovery Indigenous |
01 March |
29 Mar 2012 |
12 April 2012 |
| LIEF |
01 March |
04 Apr 2012 |
18 April 2012 |
| Special Research Initiative |
CLOSED |
27 April 2012 |
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| Linkage Projects |
02 July |
TBA |
TBA |
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Industrial Transformation - Training Centres |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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Industrial Transformation - Research Hubs |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
| Future Fellowships |
03 September |
TBA |
TBA |
| Australian Laureate Fellowships |
03 September |
TBA |
TBA |
Contact the Office of Research (x2601) to obtain an Expression of Interest Form for any of the above schemes.
Funding policies, Advice and Instructions for Applicants are available on the NHMRC website. Please note that internal CQU deadlines will apply for the following grant schemes:
| Funding Initiative | Applications Open | External Close | University Closing Date |
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| Centres Of Research Excellence | 28/10/2011 | 30/01/2012 | Contact RAO |
| Research and Practitioner Fellowships | 12/12/2011 | 09/02/2012 | CLOSED |
| Project Grants | 07/12/2011 | 14/03/2012 | CLOSED |
| Career Development Fellowships | 16/01/2012 | 28/032012 | Wednesday 14 Mar 2012 |
| TRIP Fellowships | 24/01/2012 | 04/04/2012 | Wednesday 21 Mar 2012 |
| Early Career Fellowships | 01/03/2012 | 03/05/2012 | Thursday 19 Apr 2012 |
| Program Grants | 05/03/2012 | 06/06/2012 | Wednesday 25 Apr 2012 |
| Development Grants | 10/04/2012 | 11/07/2012 | Wednesday 20 May 2012 |
| Post Graduate Scholarships | 07/05/2012 | 12/07/2012 | Thursday 28 Jun 2012 |
| Partnership Projects | TBA | TBA | TBA |
The ACGR listing includes grants which have met criteria, specified by DEEWR, for inclusion on the Register (which is updated annually). Criteria for inclusion include: nationally competitive and for research only; available for allocation throughout Australia; and the budget for the scheme must be at least $200,000 for the most recent year.
The Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) allocation for the University is determined by our success in obtaining grants listed on the ACGR.
Click here for a link to the most current listing.
CQUniversity receives funding from the Commonwealth government through the Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) to support Australian Competitive Grant funded research activities. A portion of this Block Grant allocation will be distributed through a competitive application process under the CQUniversity Research Infrastructure Grants (RIG) Scheme.
The RIG Scheme will support the objectives of the RIBG by
Applications close 5.00pm, Tuesday 3rd April 2012.
CQUniversity is currently implementing an ambitious agenda of research and innovation which will have a significant impact on the University and the communities we service. The University has a key role to play in the region as a contributor to, and driver of research and development that ‘meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’.
Under the Vice-Chancellor’s Engaged Research Initiative applications are now invited for research which explores the social, cultural, economic and environmental needs, challenges and solutions which will contribute to regional sustainability.
Three types of Awards are available: Student Support Award; Start-Up Award; Full Project Award
Applications close 5.00pm, Wednesday 1st March 2012.
The Research Development Incentives (RDI) Program is a competitive research grant program open to CQUniversity staff who meet the eligibility criteria of the relevant scheme.
The primary purpose of the Seed Grant Scheme is the provision of initiation funding to encourage early career researchers to undertake an internally funded research project. The Scheme provides researchers with both a developmental experience and a means of initiating a project that will result in a research publication and/or obtaining funding from other sources.
Project support of up to $10,000 is available for up to one year.
This program will re-open later in 2012.
The purpose of the Merit Gran Scheme is the provision of opportunities for individuals or groups with well established or developing track records in research to initiate high quality research projects as demonstration of proof of concept, and for which external funding will be sought (within twelve months of completion of the project) from a Category 1 or other competitive grant program.
In this round applications are particularly encouraged that demonstrate engagement with stakeholders (end-users, policy-makers etc), and cross-disciplinary approaches to the research question.
Project support is available for up to two years in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.
This program will re-open later in 2012.
The purpose of the CQUniversity/Industry Linkage Application Support Scheme is to assist research collaboration between the University and eligible industry partners to prepare ARC Linkage Grant applications. Up to $10,000 will be provided to competitive quality research projects (that attract at least matching cash contributions from industry sources), through two funding rounds each year.
This Grant Scheme is now CLOSED
The Research Advancement Award Scheme (RAAS) is a competitive funding program open to the University's active researchers who meet the eligibility criteria for the relevant award. Applications are called for biennially.
The Research Committee of Academic Board has established the RAAS Early Career Fellowship as a mechanism to recognise the contributions to the University by our future research leaders by enabling them to pursue a period of dedicated research effort to produce significant and measurable research outcomes and to consolidate their research profile. The overall aim of the Scheme is to provide for the University's intellectual environment by facilitating mentoring, team building, and career development in areas of current or future research strength.
The RAAS Postdoctoral Research Award was established by the University as a mechanism to recognise outstanding research contributions to the University, by providing for the recruitment of targeted research personnel. The overall aim of the Scheme is to facilitate mentoring, team building, and career development in areas of current and future research strength.
Applications are invited from established CQUniversity researchers seeking funding to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow to join their research team, to support project-based funding that has already been secured, and to increase the overall research capacity and productivity of the team.
CQUniversity CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD-00219C; NSW-01315F; VIC-01624D
